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R
Python
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Marathi
Hindi
English
Sanskrit
Gujarati
Konkani
French
Spanish
Urdu

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Vinita Vader

I am currently a PhD student at University of Oregon. I am interested in using machine learning techniques to build psychological mappings of people across societies and design a quantifiable model of culture. My dissertation is focused on exploring optimization algorithms in finding culturally meaningful groups in a population. This work contributes towards an academic understanding of culture, theoretical grounding for social media studies and human policy research. Here is a preliminary groundwork for the study.

Education

PhD. Candidate, Psychology

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

current - 2019

  • Areas of work: Personality, Values, Machine Learning
  • Thesis: Optimization models for building culture relevant grups based on personality and values data
  • University Graduate Fellow

Educational Data Science Specialization

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

2022 - 2020

M.S., Personality Psychology

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

2021 - 2019

  • Thesis: High Dimensionality Structure of English Language Type-nouns
  • Awards: Norman Sundberg Fellowship (2020, 2021)

Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Skills in Counselling,

Don Bosco

Mumbai, India

2017 - 2016

M.A., Applied Psychology

University of Mumbai

Mumbai, India

2016 - 2014

  • Thesis: Working Memory Capacity in Caregivers of Alcoholics
  • Awards: Academic Excellence Award

B.A., Psychology

University of Mumbai

Mumbai, India

2014 - 2011

  • Thesis: Study of interpersonal attraction in adolescents




Research Experience

My research has largely focused on cross-cultural aspects of personality. I intend to work on higher dimensionality structures of personality.

Personality Structure in Marathi and English for Maharashtrians: A Psycholexical Investigation

Society for Cross Cultural Research Conference (SCCR) 2020

Seattle, WA

Current - 2020

  • Paper presentation
  • Belhekar and Vader

MUFFI 2 – A culture sensitive measure of personality based on the Indian context

Society for Cross Cultural Research Conference (SCCR) 2021

Seattle, WA

Current - 2020

  • Poster presentation
  • Vader and Belhekar

Acculturation and Personality among Indian students using the NEO-PI-3

American Psychological Association

Chicago, IL

Current - 2020

  • Poster presentation
  • Heffern, Vader, Belhekar, Mellott

What Lies at the Center of Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale? Network Analysis and Latent Structure of Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale for Indian Data

Bombay Psychologist

N/A

Current - 2019

  • Publication
  • Belhekar, Vader, Korgaonkar, and Dattakavi
  • link

Note in Marathi encyclopedia on Psychology

Marathi Vishwakosh (Marathi Encyclopedia)

N/A

Current - 2019

The Five-Factor Model and Cultural dimensions in the Indian Context

American Psychological Association

USA

Current - 2019

  • Poster presentation
  • Heffern, Vader, Belhekar, Mellott

Factors affecting Academic Achievement in students : An empirical study - understanding the interaction between creativity, intelligence and academic achievement

Journal of Education and Planning. 2018; DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.32264.88328

N/A

Current - 2018

  • Publication
  • Vader, Purohit, and Pandit
  • link

Using Factor analysis and Network analysis to delineate Personality Structure among Indian College Students

American Psychological Association

USA

Current - 2018

  • Poster presentation
  • Heffern, Vader, Belhekar, Mellott
  • link

The Nature of Narcissistic Personality: Role of the FFM, Self-Esteem, Social Desirability and Its Impact on Health

International Conference of Indian Academy of Applied Psychology

Jaipur, India

Current - 2017

  • Paper presentation
  • Vader and Belhekar

Ongoing projects

The research is largely focused on how personality structures vary across languages and identify a method for obtaining such high dimensional factor structures.

High Dimensionality structure of English Language Type-nouns

N/A

N/A

N/A

  • Finding the most robust model for type-noun structure in English language
  • Vader and Saucier

Teaching Experience

Teaching has helped me develop empathy, discipline and critical thinking skills. Teaching has been immensely helpful to my growth as a researcher

Teaching fellow

Eugene, OR

University of Oregon

current - 2019

  • Instructor: Research Methods, Personality; Statistics(Graduate & Undegraduate - Lab sections)
  • R Bootcamp assistant link
  • TA: Personality, Cultural Psychology, Evolutionary Psychology

Visiting Lecturer

Mumbai, India

University of Mumbai

2019 - 2018

  • Selected Graduate courses: Statistics
  • Graduate courses: Statistics, Psychometrics

Lecturer

Mumbai, India

Mithibai College of Arts, University of Mumbai

2018 - 2017

  • Selected Graduate courses: Statistics, Dissertation Guide
  • Selected Undergraduate courses: Social Psychology, Industrial Psychology, Experimental Psychology

Clinical experience

My experience as a Clinical Psychologist helped me better undertsand the demographic variations in personality and psychological well-being. This has largely helped me to identify policy relevance of my research.

Counsellor

Smt.P.N. Doshi College, S.N.D.T‟s University, Mumbai

Mumbai, India

2017 - 2016

  • Worked with financially underprivileged girls in a suburban college

Clinical psychologist intern

Sevadaan Special School

Mumbai, India

2015 - 2015

  • Mental status examinations, Assessments - Kamat- Binet Test of Intelligence, VSMS, Seguin-Form Board, Children Apperception Test, Diagnosis (DSM-5, ICD 10)

Clinical psychologist intern

Masina Hospital’s Drug Rehabilitation Center

Mumbai, India

2015 - 2016

  • Mental status examinations, Assessments - Rorschach Ink Blot Test, Bender- Gestalt Test, Thematic Apperception Test, BDI, Diagnosis (DSM-5, ICD 10)

Clinical psychologist intern

Thane Mental Hospital

Mumbai, India

2014 - 2015

  • Mental status examinations, Assessments - MMPI, Diagnosis (DSM-5, ICD 10)

Leadership experience

Emerging Ediorial board member

Personality and Social Psychology Review Journal

Eugene, OR

2023 - 2022

  • Will be one of the graduate student reviewers focusing on papers involving personality and cross-cultural studies.

House Captain

S.V.P.T’s High School

Thane, India

2008 - 2007